CA2113217A1 - Resealable pack of folded cardboard for dry products - Google Patents
Resealable pack of folded cardboard for dry productsInfo
- Publication number
- CA2113217A1 CA2113217A1 CA002113217A CA2113217A CA2113217A1 CA 2113217 A1 CA2113217 A1 CA 2113217A1 CA 002113217 A CA002113217 A CA 002113217A CA 2113217 A CA2113217 A CA 2113217A CA 2113217 A1 CA2113217 A1 CA 2113217A1
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- pack
- side panel
- line
- panels
- rear panels
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/70—Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
- B65D5/705—Tearable flaps defined by score-lines or incisions provided in the body of a tubular container made of a single blank
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Cartons (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
Abstract
Abstract A resealable pack of folded cardboard for dry products The invention relates to a pack of folded cardboard for dry products, comprising front and rear panels (2) and side panels (5) between the front and rear panels and flaps forming the top and bottom of the pack and having a re-closeable closure (19) substantially prismatic in shape with a hinge line (20) on the top of the pack and precut lines (21) on the front and rear panels which terminate at the hinge line and at one of the side panels (5) having a cut line (23), the closure comprising below the cut line of the above-mentioned side panel and integral therewith a precut gripping tab (24) with a locking tab (25) designed to engage in a slot formed in a layer of cardboard situated on the side panel beneath the gripping tab.
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Description
2~132 ~ 7 This invention relates to a recloseable pack of folded cardboard for dry products, comprising front and rear panels and side panels between the front and rear panels and flaps forming the top and bottom of the pack and having a recloseable closure substantially prismatic in shape with a hinge line on the top of the pack and precut lines on the front and rear panels which terminate at the hinge and at one of the side panels having a cut line.
Recloseable packs for dry products, such as spaghetti, are already known, cf. for example US 5,067,615. Although the pack accord~ng to this patent i5 recloseable, it has to be cut out in the form of a very compllcated blank which involves several steps for folding and glueing, more particularly rotation of the blank. This configuration means that special machines have to be used to form the pack.
The problem addressed by the present invention was to provide a recloseable pack for dry products which would only need fairly simple cutting and which could be as-sembled and glued on standard machines.
Accordin~ly, the present invention relates to a packof folded cardboard which is characterized in that, below the cutting line of the above-mentioned side panel and integral therewith, the closure comprises a precut gripping tab with a locking tab designed to engage in a slot formed in a layer of cardboard situated on the side panel beneath the gripping tab.
The pack according to the invention is normally made of standard or recycled, plain or micro-corrugated card-board. It is designed either directly to accommodate dryproducts, such as pastas, foods for domestic animals, cereals, biscuits, or to receive a flexible inner bag ~ . .
2 21~32~7 containing milk-based powders, cocoa powder, etc. The advantage of the pack in the latter case is that it enables the powder to be directly dispensed without the consumer having to use a spoon.
On the other hand, the pack according to the invention is very practical for the consumer to use, as will be seen hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The cutting lines of the front and rear panels are longer near the hinge line and the side panel than at the centre of the front and rear panels. The purpose of this is to minimize the risk of the pack opening during storage and transport. The gripping tab on the side panel normally has a width substantially half that of the side panel.
The locking tab is semicircular in shape because this shape provides for effective reclosing of the pack.
Nevertheless, the locking tab may also assume other shapes.
The slot designed to receive the locking tab is rectangular in shape. To make the gripping tab easier to grip, a recess preferably, but not necessarily, semicir-cular in shape is provided beneath the tab on the side panel.
To ensure that the closure remains open when the pack is in use, a semicircular cutout is provided on the hinge line. This cutout is able to rest on the flap situated immediately below and thus keeps the pack open.
The closure may have an opening angle ~ (see Fig. 1) of 0 to 90 and preferably 40 to 50.
Where the pack has an inner flexible bag, the opening angle may be around 45. By contrast, where the pack has no inner bag, the opening angle is preferably smaller because this angle determines the filling level of the packO
The invention is described in more detail in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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2~32~7 Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank for the pack according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the pack according to the invention in its closed position.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pack in its open posltlon .
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the pack according to the invention in its reclosed position.
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.
In the drawinqs, the cut lines are shown as continuous lines, the precut lines as a continuous line with dots representing the non-cut zones and the folding lines as continuous dashes followed by two dots. The glueing zones are represented by cross-hatching.
The blank (1) of the pack according to the invention comprises front and rear panels (2,3), side panels (4,5) and flaps (6,7,8,14) forming the top and flaps (9,10,11,15) forming the bottom of the pack~ The panel (12) is designed to be situated below the panel (5) during folding. The panels (5) and ~12) are glued along the glueing zone (13), the flaps (6,14,7 and 8) are folded and glued along the zone (16) and the flaps (9,15,10,11) are folded and glued along the zone (17) after the contents have been intro-duced.
The pack (18) shown in Fig. 2 is obtained in this way.
It comprises a closure (19) substantially prismatic in shape with a hinge line (20) and precut lines (21,22) terminating at a precut line (23) of the lateral panel (5).
Situated beneath this precut line is a gripping tap (24) precut along a line (30) co~prising a locking ~ab (25) designed to engage in the slot (26) of the panel ~12) situated beneath. A recess (27) is positioned beneath the gripping tab (24) to make it easier to grip. A semi-circular cutout (28) is provided on the hinge (20) of the - . . - .
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' :,~, '. : '. ~: ~ ' : ' ' 2~1~2~7 upper flap (8), bearing against the other flap (7) in the open position of the pack. A cutout (29) is formed in the flap (7).
The pack (18) is opened as follows:
The user presses the panels (2,3) at the precut lines (21,22) to tear them. The user then pulls the gripping tab (24) to tear it along the precut lines (30,23). The closure (l9) may then be raised into the position shown in Fig. 3. By virtue of the cutout (29) in the flap (7), the semicircular cutout (28) is able to bear against the flap (7) to ensure better opening o~ the pack. The user may then pour out the contents of the pack (18). To reclose the pack (Fig. 4), the closure (l9) i5 pushed downwards and the locking tab (25) is engaged in the slot (26). The invention thus provides a recloseable pack which is ~asy to use and which keeps its contents dry.
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Recloseable packs for dry products, such as spaghetti, are already known, cf. for example US 5,067,615. Although the pack accord~ng to this patent i5 recloseable, it has to be cut out in the form of a very compllcated blank which involves several steps for folding and glueing, more particularly rotation of the blank. This configuration means that special machines have to be used to form the pack.
The problem addressed by the present invention was to provide a recloseable pack for dry products which would only need fairly simple cutting and which could be as-sembled and glued on standard machines.
Accordin~ly, the present invention relates to a packof folded cardboard which is characterized in that, below the cutting line of the above-mentioned side panel and integral therewith, the closure comprises a precut gripping tab with a locking tab designed to engage in a slot formed in a layer of cardboard situated on the side panel beneath the gripping tab.
The pack according to the invention is normally made of standard or recycled, plain or micro-corrugated card-board. It is designed either directly to accommodate dryproducts, such as pastas, foods for domestic animals, cereals, biscuits, or to receive a flexible inner bag ~ . .
2 21~32~7 containing milk-based powders, cocoa powder, etc. The advantage of the pack in the latter case is that it enables the powder to be directly dispensed without the consumer having to use a spoon.
On the other hand, the pack according to the invention is very practical for the consumer to use, as will be seen hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The cutting lines of the front and rear panels are longer near the hinge line and the side panel than at the centre of the front and rear panels. The purpose of this is to minimize the risk of the pack opening during storage and transport. The gripping tab on the side panel normally has a width substantially half that of the side panel.
The locking tab is semicircular in shape because this shape provides for effective reclosing of the pack.
Nevertheless, the locking tab may also assume other shapes.
The slot designed to receive the locking tab is rectangular in shape. To make the gripping tab easier to grip, a recess preferably, but not necessarily, semicir-cular in shape is provided beneath the tab on the side panel.
To ensure that the closure remains open when the pack is in use, a semicircular cutout is provided on the hinge line. This cutout is able to rest on the flap situated immediately below and thus keeps the pack open.
The closure may have an opening angle ~ (see Fig. 1) of 0 to 90 and preferably 40 to 50.
Where the pack has an inner flexible bag, the opening angle may be around 45. By contrast, where the pack has no inner bag, the opening angle is preferably smaller because this angle determines the filling level of the packO
The invention is described in more detail in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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2~32~7 Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank for the pack according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the pack according to the invention in its closed position.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pack in its open posltlon .
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the pack according to the invention in its reclosed position.
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.
In the drawinqs, the cut lines are shown as continuous lines, the precut lines as a continuous line with dots representing the non-cut zones and the folding lines as continuous dashes followed by two dots. The glueing zones are represented by cross-hatching.
The blank (1) of the pack according to the invention comprises front and rear panels (2,3), side panels (4,5) and flaps (6,7,8,14) forming the top and flaps (9,10,11,15) forming the bottom of the pack~ The panel (12) is designed to be situated below the panel (5) during folding. The panels (5) and ~12) are glued along the glueing zone (13), the flaps (6,14,7 and 8) are folded and glued along the zone (16) and the flaps (9,15,10,11) are folded and glued along the zone (17) after the contents have been intro-duced.
The pack (18) shown in Fig. 2 is obtained in this way.
It comprises a closure (19) substantially prismatic in shape with a hinge line (20) and precut lines (21,22) terminating at a precut line (23) of the lateral panel (5).
Situated beneath this precut line is a gripping tap (24) precut along a line (30) co~prising a locking ~ab (25) designed to engage in the slot (26) of the panel ~12) situated beneath. A recess (27) is positioned beneath the gripping tab (24) to make it easier to grip. A semi-circular cutout (28) is provided on the hinge (20) of the - . . - .
.: , . : , ' :
' ' : : . ' i ' :
' :,~, '. : '. ~: ~ ' : ' ' 2~1~2~7 upper flap (8), bearing against the other flap (7) in the open position of the pack. A cutout (29) is formed in the flap (7).
The pack (18) is opened as follows:
The user presses the panels (2,3) at the precut lines (21,22) to tear them. The user then pulls the gripping tab (24) to tear it along the precut lines (30,23). The closure (l9) may then be raised into the position shown in Fig. 3. By virtue of the cutout (29) in the flap (7), the semicircular cutout (28) is able to bear against the flap (7) to ensure better opening o~ the pack. The user may then pour out the contents of the pack (18). To reclose the pack (Fig. 4), the closure (l9) i5 pushed downwards and the locking tab (25) is engaged in the slot (26). The invention thus provides a recloseable pack which is ~asy to use and which keeps its contents dry.
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Claims (6)
1. A pack of folded cardboard for dry products, compri-sing front and rear panels and side panels between the front and rear panels and flaps forming the top and bottom of the pack and having a recloseable closure substantially prismatic in shape with a hinge line on the top of the pack and precut lines on the front and rear panels which ter-minate at the hinge line and at one of the side panels having a cut line, characterized in that, below the cutting line of the above-mentioned side panel and integral there-with, the closure comprises a precut gripping tab with a locking tab designed to engage in a slot formed in a layer of cardboard situated on the side panel beneath the grip-ping tab.
2. A pack as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the precut lines of the front and rear panels are longer near the hinge line and the side panel.
3. A pack as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the width of the gripping tab substantially corre-sponds to half the width of the side panel.
4. A pack as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, charac-terized in that the locking tab is semicircular in shape.
5. A pack as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, charac-terized in that the side panel comprises a recess beneath the gripping tab to make it easier to grip.
6. A pack as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, charac-terized in that the hinge line comprises a cutout along a semicircular line.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP93102207A EP0610537B1 (en) | 1993-02-12 | 1993-02-12 | Reclosable folded cardboard package for dry products |
| EP93102207.3 | 1993-02-12 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2113217A1 true CA2113217A1 (en) | 1994-08-13 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002113217A Abandoned CA2113217A1 (en) | 1993-02-12 | 1994-01-11 | Resealable pack of folded cardboard for dry products |
Country Status (16)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US5402933A (en) |
| EP (1) | EP0610537B1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JPH06247443A (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE155099T1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU665289B2 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR9400482A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2113217A1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE69312045T2 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK0610537T3 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2106206T3 (en) |
| FI (1) | FI109892B (en) |
| GR (1) | GR3024562T3 (en) |
| MX (1) | MX9401089A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO306389B1 (en) |
| NZ (1) | NZ250710A (en) |
| ZA (1) | ZA94250B (en) |
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| GB2311772A (en) * | 1996-02-13 | 1997-10-08 | David Paul Fedorak | Spout for a container |
| EP0899201A1 (en) * | 1997-09-01 | 1999-03-03 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Easy access carton |
| JP4129893B2 (en) * | 1998-05-13 | 2008-08-06 | 大日本印刷株式会社 | Paper carton |
| NZ516586A (en) * | 1999-06-15 | 2003-02-28 | Otor Sa | Cardboard case and blank with tear-off wall |
| FR2795051B1 (en) * | 1999-06-15 | 2001-08-03 | Otor Sa | BOX, CARDBOARD BLANK WITH REMOVABLE ZONE, AND PERFORATING BLADE FOR PRE-CUTTING SUCH A ZONE |
| US7036714B2 (en) * | 2000-06-28 | 2006-05-02 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Carton blank, carton and method of forming the carton |
| US6578736B2 (en) * | 2001-01-09 | 2003-06-17 | Riverwood International Corporation | Carton with an improved dispensing feature |
| JP4509422B2 (en) * | 2001-05-25 | 2010-07-21 | 花王株式会社 | Paper container |
| US7097093B2 (en) * | 2002-11-25 | 2006-08-29 | Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. | Carton opening feature |
| US7614497B2 (en) | 2003-10-15 | 2009-11-10 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Display/vending carton |
| GB2413549A (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2005-11-02 | International Ltd Multibrands | Resealable box closure |
| WO2007013976A2 (en) | 2005-07-22 | 2007-02-01 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Carton with opening feature and blank |
| WO2012061175A2 (en) * | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-10 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Carton with handle |
| MX351902B (en) | 2010-11-17 | 2017-11-01 | Graphic Packaging Int Llc | Carton with reclosable lid. |
| WO2012103161A2 (en) | 2011-01-26 | 2012-08-02 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Carton with reclosable fitment |
| USD662412S1 (en) | 2011-04-01 | 2012-06-26 | The Quaker Oats Company | Carton blank |
| US9156579B2 (en) | 2013-07-09 | 2015-10-13 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Carton with recloseable features |
| USD800121S1 (en) * | 2016-05-12 | 2017-10-17 | Akers Biosciences, Inc. | Optical scanning device |
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| US1947865A (en) * | 1932-05-14 | 1934-02-20 | Harry V Marsh | Box |
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1993
- 1993-02-12 DK DK93102207.3T patent/DK0610537T3/en active
- 1993-02-12 ES ES93102207T patent/ES2106206T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-02-12 DE DE69312045T patent/DE69312045T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-02-12 EP EP93102207A patent/EP0610537B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-02-12 AT AT93102207T patent/ATE155099T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1993-12-23 US US08/173,355 patent/US5402933A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1994
- 1994-01-04 AU AU53011/94A patent/AU665289B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-01-11 CA CA002113217A patent/CA2113217A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-01-13 ZA ZA94250A patent/ZA94250B/en unknown
- 1994-01-14 NO NO940134A patent/NO306389B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-01-19 NZ NZ250710A patent/NZ250710A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-02-09 BR BR9400482A patent/BR9400482A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-02-10 JP JP6016641A patent/JPH06247443A/en active Pending
- 1994-02-11 MX MX9401089A patent/MX9401089A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-02-11 FI FI940634A patent/FI109892B/en active
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1997
- 1997-08-28 GR GR970402201T patent/GR3024562T3/en unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| NZ250710A (en) | 1996-09-25 |
| EP0610537B1 (en) | 1997-07-09 |
| GR3024562T3 (en) | 1997-12-31 |
| ZA94250B (en) | 1994-08-22 |
| AU665289B2 (en) | 1995-12-21 |
| NO306389B1 (en) | 1999-11-01 |
| DK0610537T3 (en) | 1998-02-02 |
| FI940634A0 (en) | 1994-02-11 |
| FI109892B (en) | 2002-10-31 |
| ATE155099T1 (en) | 1997-07-15 |
| MX9401089A (en) | 1994-08-31 |
| EP0610537A1 (en) | 1994-08-17 |
| DE69312045D1 (en) | 1997-08-14 |
| US5402933A (en) | 1995-04-04 |
| AU5301194A (en) | 1994-08-18 |
| FI940634A (en) | 1994-08-13 |
| NO940134L (en) | 1994-08-15 |
| JPH06247443A (en) | 1994-09-06 |
| NO940134D0 (en) | 1994-01-14 |
| ES2106206T3 (en) | 1997-11-01 |
| BR9400482A (en) | 1994-09-27 |
| DE69312045T2 (en) | 1997-10-30 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |